, 1887-11-17
A BLOODY BATTLE.
McAuliffe & Carney Face Each
Other for Five Hours.
The Fight a Draw After
Seventy-Four Rounds.
The Contestants Display Fine
Staying Powers.
The McAulife- Carney Fight.

BOSTON, Nov. l6 The Carney-Mc-
Auliffe fight was planned to take place
at 3 O'Clock last evening at a suburban re
sort about ten miles from Boston. The
chase OF outside sporting men was SO
close that the men and their hackers were
unable to shake them off, and 1t became
necessary to postpone the fight until sew
eral hours later. The preparations for
the fight after the first failures to bring
the men together were managed skillfully
and quietly until within a day or two.
During the last forty eight hours the
friends of the W men talked too much
Every sporting man knew that 8 O'Clock
was the hour selected Tor the call of time,
and that it would occur within a few miles
of Boston.
When the party arrived at the place
first selected a crowd Was there before
them. The place was then changed, and
at l o'clock this morning the men entered
the ring, in a Darn attached to the Allan
tic hotel, at Revere beach.
In the first round McAuliffe forced the
fighting, and by his rushes forced Carney
down three times, either by his weight or
through slips.
In the fifth round Carney led, and by a
feint got to short range and did great
damage on Jacks short ribs. The
Brooklyn boy did great countering and
Carney's face was visited frequently.
From the fifth to the tenth round Carney
increased his advantage and McAuliffe
was terribly punished.
From the tenth to the twenty-frst
rounds the fighting was of a desperate
character but slow, neither mau being
badly punished. The battle vas of a
kind that beggars description, and the
crowd was wildly excited. The rounds
took one hour and twenty three minutes,
and although McAuliffe had a shade the
best of it at that time, seemingly, yet the
Carney men were jubllant. Betting was
then in favor of McAullffe, 2 to |.
So far Carney's tactics were in accord
ance with his expressed intentions to
worry and tire McAullffe and murder him
IN the ring. McAulitfe forced the tight
ing, but so little puuishn .ns di be do to
Jim, that the friends of the latter asserted
that he was sure to win Carney's ex-
pressed determination was to make the
battle long, desperate and a murderous
onslaught on the Williamsburger, and he
carried his intention.
At the forty-flth round it was seen
that his tactics would be successful in
spite Of the splendid staying powers OF
McAulitfe.
The Brooklyn boy was full of pluck
aud stood up to the Englishman in great
shape as long as he had enough life in
him to hold up his hands or stand on his
feet. At the end of hat round it was
seen that it was only a question Of time
and that Carney was surely a winner. At
4:30 Carney and McAuliffe had fought
fifty rounds.
The ttty-fourth round was desperately
fought. Both men were strong and they
were able to fight two hours more. The
betting changed with every round, but as
a rule Carney was the f~avorite at small
odds.
At the seventy-fodrth round Carney
knocked McAullffe down and the spec
tators immediately broke into the ring
and knocked down the stakes and ropes.
A scrimmage then ensued and the referee
declared the battle drawn.
The fight lasted four hours and forty
FIVE minutes.